Isaiah 9:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:”

Isaiah 9:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 9:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 9:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“One will devour on the right hand, and be hungry; and he will eat on the left hand, and they will not be satisfied. Everyone will eat the flesh of his own arm:”

Isaiah 9:20 — World English Bible

Isaiah 9:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And one shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm: ”

Isaiah 9:20 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 9:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And cutteth down on the right, and hath been hungry, And he devoureth on the left, And they have not been satisfied, Each the flesh of his own arm they devour.”

Isaiah 9:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 9:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and he snatcheth on the right hand, and is hungry, and eateth on the left hand; and they are not satisfied. They eat every man the flesh of his own arm: ”

Isaiah 9:20 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 9:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he shall snatch at the right hand, and be hungrie: and he shall eate on the left hand, and shall not be satisfied: euery one shall eate ye flesh of his owne arme.”

Isaiah 9:20 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 9:20 in Context — Isaiah 9

18 For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.

19 Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.

20 And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

21 Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

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What Does Isaiah 9:20 Mean?

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